Lagerstätte de La Voulte-sur-Rhône

Source: M.Minderhoud

Copyright: Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

Le lagerstätte de La Voulte-sur-Rhône est un gisement paléontologique de référence internationale, situé en France et réputé pour l’extraordinaire conservation des fossiles d'animaux marins datés du Jurassique moyen.

Le site se localise sur le territoire des communes de La Voulte-sur-Rhône et de Rompon, il correspond à l’ancienne exploitation minière de fer. Au cours du XIXe siècle, on extrayait jusqu’à 60 000 tonnes de minerai par an d’une vaste lentille d’environ 240 m de longueur et 50 m de largeur. C’est à cette époque que l’on découvre les premiers fossiles de crustacés et de poissons dans des nodules .

Source

Source: Wikipedia.org

Copyright: Creative Commons 3.0

More information

FR | | Public | DanishDutchEnglishGermanItalianSpanish

Contact information

Statistics

Looking for routes that pass here?

Nearby routes
Advertisement

Activities to do in surrounding Show all

Select one of the most popular activities below or refine your search.

- RouteYou Selections -

Discover the most beautiful and popular trails in the area, carefully bundled into appropriate selections.

Advertisement

Source: M.Minderhoud

Copyright: Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

Sights nearby Show all

Select one of the most popular categories below or be inspired by our selections.

- RouteYou Selections -

Discover the most beautiful and popular attractions in the area, carefully bundled in appropriate selections.

Destinations close by

Advertisement

Source: M.Minderhoud

Copyright: Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your route

With RouteYou, it's easy to create your own customised maps. Simply plot your route, add waypoints or nodes, add places of interest and places to eat and drink, and then easily share it with your family and friends.

Route planner

Route planner

This place of interest on your website

<iframe src="https://plugin.routeyou.com/poiviewer/free/?language=en&amp;params.poi.id=5777096&amp;params.language=fr" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


More than 10,100,000 routes


More than 15,000,000 users


More than 4,500,000 points of interest

Address

Kerkstraat 108

9050 Gentbrugge, Belgium

Follow us

Download the free app

Contact

Marketing & sales

sales@routeyou.com

General queries

Contact our customer service team or visit our help center.

© 2006-2026 RouteYou - www.routeyou.com